Office of The Controller of Examinations (OCE)

Degree Completion Requirement

The degree completion requirements in terms of Credit Hours for all academic programs are given in the UMT Prospectus and relative school website. Student has to complete the scheme of studies of a particular degree program as per the prescribed Road Map including thesis / project / internship.

The degree completion requirements in terms of CGPA (Cumulative Grade Point Average) of Undergraduate-Level and Graduate Level are given in below.

ProgramsMinimum CGPA requirement
Two years Associate Degree Programs  (equivalent to 14 years of education) 2.00
Four years Bachelor Degree Programs  (equivalent to 16 years of education) 2.00
All Master Degree Programs (equivalent to 16 years of education) 2.00
MBA (Professional), MS and M.Phil. degree programs
2.50

Maximum time frame allowed for the award of four-years Bachelor degrees are Six (06) calendar years

Maximum time frame allowed for the award of two years Degree Programs are Three (03) calendar years.

Programs Duration

The limit for the completion of the undergraduate degree is usually four years while it is two years for graduate degree from the beginning of the first course counted towards the end of degree. The time limit of a participant repeating course(s) shall be extendable up to a maximum of two years for all four years bachelor and three and a half year MBA degree programs and for all Master/MS/MPhil degree programs where maximum extendable time is one year.

ProgramTotal Duration of Program (Minimum)Extended PeriodMaximum Duration of Program*
2 years Associate Degree Programs 2 years or 4 Semesters 1 year or 2 Semesters 3 years or 6 Semesters
4 years Bachelors 4 years or 8 Semesters 2 years or 4 Semesters 6 years or 12 Semesters
5 years Bachelor 5 years or 10 Semesters 2 years or 4 Semesters 7 Years or 14 Semesters
1.5 years MBA 1.5 years or 3 Semesters 1 year or 2 Semesters 2.5 years or 5 Semesters
2 years Masters/MS/MPhil 2 years  1 year  4 years 
PhD Total 3-8 years including Defense of Thesis

* Maximum duration including all reasons like semester freeze/leave, repeats, disciplinary etc.